Nursing home abuse is an epidemic and our blog is designed to inform on nursing home abuse cases, nursing home abuse resources, and legal options for families of loved ones who have suffered from nursing home abuse or neglect.
Most of the first deaths in the United States from COVID-19 were of residents of a long-term care facility in Washington state. The federal government has issued new guidelines in an attempt to keep nursing home residents safe from COVID-19. The new federal guidelines, issued in a paper called a “guidance”, direct nursing homes to take action to prevent the spread of infection.
St. Olaf Residence is an 80-bed nursing home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Medicare has designated the St. Olaf Residence as a “Special Focus Facility,” which means Medicare has added this nursing home to its list troubled facilities. Medicare rates nursing homes, including this nursing…
The Gotham Gazette has investigated the New York City’s five worst nursing homes. It found that registered nurses only spend 18 minutes a day with each patient. One of the facilities investigated, Mosholu Parkway and Rehabilitation Center, was cited by Medicare for…
Regarding abuse of vulnerable adults, the Minnesota legislature has declared “that the public policy of this state is to protect adults who, because of physical or mental disability or dependency on institutional services, are particularly vulnerable to maltreatment; to assist…
St. Olaf Residence This 80-bed nursing home has received a “below average” for its Overall rating and a “much below average” for its Health Inspection Rating, according to Medicare’s annual 2012 inspection. Compared to the average number of annual health…
